Question

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I. PHONETICS

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each question.

1. A. monkey B. Monday C. change D. money

2. A. village B. gesture C. goal D. passenger

3. A. hour B. honest C. what D. who

4. A. children B. brochure C. French D. church

5. A. wounded B. announce C. mountain D. louder

B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each question.

6. A. recipient B. gymnasium C. potential D. devastate

7. A. co-exist B. agrarian C. enthusiasm D. athletics

8. A. represent B. understand C. entertain D. prohibit

9. A. solidarity B. representative C. enthusiastic D. anniversary

10. A. comment B. parade C. bother D. limit

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

11. Anita works really and _____ to be paid more.

A. worth B. values C. deserves D. requires

12. I'm going to stay at university and try to _____ off getting a job for a few years!

A. stay B. put C. move D. set

13. Charlotte earns _____ much money that she can't spend it all!

A. such B. enough C. too D. so

14. I suggest _____ a new architect who will understand what you want.

A. to find B. for finding C. you to find D. finding

15. I feel like _____ out tonight. What about you?

A. to go B. going C. we go D. to going

16. World industries is planning to _____ over our nusiness.

A. get B. take C. move D. set

17. I was quite nervous _____ starting at a new school, but it was okay.

A. on B. about C. with D. in

18. What we eat _____ how much energy we have during the day.

A. balances B. contains C. benefits D. affects

19. Sophie _____ have been ill today because she didn't come to school.

A. can't B. should C. must D. would

20. We wear made _____ up all the mess we'd made.

A. clear B. to clear C. clearing D. cleared

21. My brother, together with his friends, always _____ round collecting wood for bonfire night.

A. go B. goes C. going D. gone

22. The director _____ to us that there had been financial problems earlier in the year.

A. concluded B. offered C. revealed D. told

23. I stopped watching the game before the end, but I bought we _____ .

A. had won B. have won

C. have been winning D. will have won

24. My sister _____ to me once or twice since she's been living in Athens.

A. was writing B. has written C. has been writing D. had written

25. Why not _____ the meeting for Monday morning?

A. schedule B. scheduling C. you schedule D. do you schedule

B. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.

WORKING ABROAD

Going to work abroad can prove to be quite a (0) _valuable_(VALUE) experience. Learning how to adjust to (26) _____ (FOREIGNER) cultures is both character building and strengthening. Many people whi give in to the (27) _____ (TEMPT) of living abroad, do so in search of a more (28) _____ (ADVENTURE) life. However. the whole concept of leaving your home country must be (29)_____ (CARE) thought out. Problems such as finding (30) _____ (ACCOMMODATE) and (31) _____ (IMMIGRATE) procedures should be considered well in advance. For the first few weeks abroad, you may feel terribly (32) _____ (LONELINES) and homesick. (33) _____ (COMMUNICATE) problems may also lead to unnecessary (34) _____ (UNDERSTAND) with the locals, so it is always useful to (35) _____ (FAMILIAR) yourself with both the language of the country and its custom before you go.

C. Complete the passage by putting a suitable preposition in each space.

It never ceases to amaze me how little notice some people now take of rules in public places. When I was a child, it would never have occurred to me not to comply (36) _____ the rules. If someone smoked in defiance of a "No Smoking" sign on a train, they would rapidly be reminded (37) _____ their transgression by several irate passengers, who would refer the errant smoker (38) _____ the sign in no uncertain terms. What's more, the person accused would normally apologise (39) _____ his indiscretion, and would certainly refrain from repeating his anti-social behavior. These days reminding someone (40) _____ their public duty not to drop litter or swear on the streets is likely to succeed only (41) _____ unleashing a torrent of verbal abuse from the wrongdoer. Many people seem blithely unaware that, for example, the "silence in the library" rule applies (42) _____ them, as much as to anyone else. Asking them is not enough, pleading with them might still not deter them (43) _____ their noisy chat, resorting (44) _____ physical violence, an undersirable option, seem the only one likely to get a result. But, in all seriousness, what really annoys me is that one is made to feel churlish or old-fashioned just to insist (45) _____ basic respect of everyday manners. Truly, it seems polite behaviour and good manners count for nothing in today'd society.

Answer 1

[An Trần]

I. PHONETICS

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each question.

1. A. monkey B. Monday C. change D. money

2. A. village B. gesture C. goal D. passenger

3. A. hour B. honest C. what D. who

4. A. children B. brochure C. French D. church

5. A. wounded B. announce C. mountain D. louder

B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each question.

6. A. recipient B. gymnasium C. potential D. devastate

7. A. co-exist B. agrarian C. enthusiasm D. athletics

8. A. represent B. understand C. entertain D. prohibit

9. A. solidarity B. representative C. enthusiastic D. anniversary

10. A. comment B. parade C. bother D. limit

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

11. Anita works really and _____ to be paid more.

A. worth B. values C. deserves D. requires

12. I'm going to stay at university and try to _____ off getting a job for a few years!

A. stay B. put C. move D. set

13. Charlotte earns _____ much money that she can't spend it all!

A. such B. enough C. too D. so

14. I suggest _____ a new architect who will understand what you want.

A. to find B. for finding C. you to find D. finding

15. I feel like _____ out tonight. What about you?

A. to go B. going C. we go D. to going

16. World industries is planning to _____ over our nusiness.

A. get B. take C. move D. set

17. I was quite nervous _____ starting at a new school, but it was okay.

A. on B. about C. with D. in

18. What we eat _____ how much energy we have during the day.

A. balances B. contains C. benefits D. affects

19. Sophie _____ have been ill today because she didn't come to school.

A. can't B. should C. must D. would

20. We wear made _____ up all the mess we'd made.

A. clear B. to clear C. clearing D. cleared

21. My brother, together with his friends, always _____ round collecting wood for bonfire night.

A. go B. goes C. going D. gone

22. The director _____ to us that there had been financial problems earlier in the year.

A. concluded B. offered C. revealed D. told

23. I stopped watching the game before the end, but I bought we _____ .

A. had won B. have won

C. have been winning D. will have won

24. My sister _____ to me once or twice since she's been living in Athens.

A. was writing B. has written C. has been writing D. had written

25. Why not _____ the meeting for Monday morning?

A. schedule B. scheduling C. you schedule D. do you schedule

B. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.

WORKING ABROAD

Going to work abroad can prove to be quite a (0) _valuable_(VALUE) experience. Learning how to adjust to (26) __foreign___ (FOREIGNER) cultures is both character building and strengthening. Many people whi give in to the (27) __temptation___ (TEMPT) of living abroad, do so in search of a more (28) ___advantageous__ (ADVENTURE) life. However. the whole concept of leaving your home country must be (29)___carefully__ (CARE) thought out. Problems such as finding (30) __accommodation___ (ACCOMMODATE) and (31) __immigration___ (IMMIGRATE) procedures should be considered well in advance. For the first few weeks abroad, you may feel terribly (32) __lonely___ (LONELINES) and homesick. (33) __Communication___ (COMMUNICATE) problems may also lead to unnecessary (34) __misunderstanding___ (UNDERSTAND) with the locals, so it is always useful to (35) ___familiarize__ (FAMILIAR) yourself with both the language of the country and its custom before you go.

C. Complete the passage by putting a suitable preposition in each space.

It never ceases to amaze me how little notice some people now take of rules in public places. When I was a child, it would never have occurred to me not to comply (36) __with___ the rules. If someone smoked in defiance of a "No Smoking" sign on a train, they would rapidly be reminded (37) ___of__ their transgression by several irate passengers, who would refer the errant smoker (38) __to___ the sign in no uncertain terms. What's more, the person accused would normally apologise (39) __for___ his indiscretion, and would certainly refrain from repeating his anti-social behavior. These days reminding someone (40) __of___ their public duty not to drop litter or swear on the streets is likely to succeed only (41) ___in__ unleashing a torrent of verbal abuse from the wrongdoer. Many people seem blithely unaware that, for example, the "silence in the library" rule applies (42) ___for__ them, as much as to anyone else. Asking them is not enough, pleading with them might still not deter them (43) ___from__ their noisy chat, resorting (44) ___to__ physical violence, an undersirable option, seem the only one likely to get a result. But, in all seriousness, what really annoys me is that one is made to feel churlish or old-fashioned just to insist (45) __on___ basic respect of everyday manners. Truly, it seems polite behaviour and good manners count for nothing in today'd society.

Answer 2

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